Object Record

Object ID

12.0214

Object Name

Bullet

Material

Metal

Description

.32 caliber short colt cartridge; rimfire casing; "U" headstamp.

Dimensions

L-1.5 Dia-0.8 cm

Provenance

The Stanford University Archaeologist's Office summer 2012 dig pertained to the history of Searsville Dam and Reservoir and took place at the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve on Stanford land in San Mateo County, California. The Dam keeper's house was one of the properties sought and thirty-five test pits were excavated in an area to the west and south of Searsville Dam. This item was from one of the test pits.

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